Happy Hour: Chile's Apaltagua Carmenere worth a second glance

1:03 AM,
Oct. 10, 2012

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Dave Schierling
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Carmenere has become a popular varietal in recent years. Most people couldn't tell you much about it, other than it has a drinkable, delicious and fruit-forward fullness with spicy undertones. However, with its past rooted firmly in the Bordeaux region of France and a bright future in South America, Carmenere is worth a second glance from even a casual wine drinker.

Until being overtaken in popularity in the mid-1700s, Carmenere was among the most widely planted grapes in Bordeaux. Fast-forward to present times, where you'll find that South America is producing Carmenere at an incredible ...

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Happy Hour: Chile's Apaltagua Carmenere worth a second glance

Carmenere has become a popular varietal in recent years. Most people couldn't tell you much about it, other than it has a drinkable, delicious and fruit-forward fullness with spicy undertones.